Saturday, December 31, 2016

"To Nyarlathotep, Mighty Messenger, must all things be told. And He shall
put on the semblance of men, the waxen mask and the robe that hides, and come down from the
world of Seven Suns to mock. . . ."

"With Akeley’s permission I lighted a small oil lamp, turned it low, and set it
on a distant bookcase beside the ghostly bust of Milton; but afterward I was sorry I had done
so, for it made my host’s strained, immobile face and listless hands look damnably abnormal
and corpse-like. He seemed half-incapable of motion, though I saw him nod stiffly once in a
while."

"For the things in the chair, perfect to the last, subtle detail of microscopic
resemblance—or identity—were the face and hands of Henry Wentworth Akeley."

"The Aztecs viewed Tonatiuh as a
god constantly threatened by the awesome tasks of his daily birth at
sunrise, by his death each sunset, and by the immense effort of making
his journey across the sky each day. According to Aztec traditions, the
gods themselves were believed to practice voluntary sacrifice, first to
create Tonatiuh and then to feed him and encourage him on his path
through the sky. The worship of Tonatiuh, whose sustenance required
human blood and hearts, involved militaristic cults and the practice of
frequent human sacrifice to ensure perpetuation of the world."

"Tonatiuh is generally represented by a colourful disk. He is best known as he is depicted in the centre of the Aztec calendar, with his eagle’s claw hands clutching human hearts."Encyclopedia Britannica

I've also got the tentative 2017 lineup for Seventh Church Ministries! Artists tend to have busy and slow commission periods so many of these zines may not come to fruition and some may come ahead of others. As of right now we're looking at: